I published the following post, entitled Time Warp, on March 23, 2007. It remains one of my all-time classics, describing one of the most traumatic of all my semi-annual daylight savings time clock adjustment fiascos.

We’ve come a long way since 2007. Computers in all our devices and appliances have a better understanding of what time it is now. Or do they?

So, harken back to my words of yesteryear as we once again face the pain of springing forward.[Read more…]

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This here turkey is muy afortunada in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. First and foremost, we are still here. As a bonus, not only did the house hold up during hurricane force winds, but I never lost power. The estimate being bandied about by the media is that 60% of Floridians are without power. Ice is selling out at reopened stores as soon as it is delivered to the store. A neighborhood a half-mile away from me is flooded, as are many other Florida neighborhoods, from Key West to Jacksonville. The cleanup is going well — neighbors helping neighbors — and people are getting back to watching football again.

Football Back to Front Seat

Speaking of football, there was that Pitt game. I’m sure that by this time you’re all well aware of the 33-14 win and the pluses and minuses of the Nittany Lions’ performance. Nevertheless, I’ll give you a few dumbass observations from the turkey. [Read more…]

As I write this, Central Florida is one day away from bearing the punishing brunt of large and dangerous Hurricane Irma. While I completing the back-up process on this computer and before I put it away for safekeeping, I want to share some thoughts about Irma and about us Central Floridians, her supplicants for the next 48 hours. I did the same in advance of Hurricane Matthew last October, but I sure as hell hope this is not the start of an annual tradition.

I was worried about Matthew last year. Because he stayed off the coast and this area was on the western side of the storm, we had several hours of tropical storm conditions, but not much damage here, 50 miles inland. Irma is coming up the other side of the state and the present forecast models pretty much agree on a path through Central Florida as a major hurricane. [Read more…]

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